KeraSoft is a range of soft lenses for keratoconus and irregular cornea

	KeraSoft® 2 is an easy to fit, soft lens for keratoconus and post-graft fittings, providing vision comparable with that of rigid lenses, but with the comfort of soft lenses. An annual lens, with handling tint.	Tech Information
	KeraSoft®3 is a ‘World’s First’ breakthrough product, a Silicone Hydrogel contact lens for Keratoconus. The lens material is naturally hydrophilic, 74% water content which confers long wearing times and excellent comfort.	Tech Information
	KeraSoft®IC is a lens system for Irregular Cornea manufcatured from SiH material. It is available in 2 forms, Periphery Control and Sector Management Control	Tech Information

KeraSoft lens fitting is very much like conventional soft lens fittings. BCOR standard range is from 8.00 – 8.60/14.50 as the fit matches the area around the cone, rather than the cone itself.

KeraSoft 2 has the benefit of being manufactured in a durable hydrogel which will suit patients with handling issues. Depending on the individual, wearing time can range from 8 to 12 hours.

KeraSoft 3 is a high water Silicone Hydrogel lens which allows much longer wearing times (typically 16 – 18 hours) and excellent comfort, as the modulus is 039. However, like all high water content materials, they are are not as durable as low water content hydrogels and more care is needed with handling. This type of lens is beneficial to those who work long hours and need optimal visual functionality during this time.

KeraSoft IC is more of a lens system, as it allows complete practitioner control over the design of the lens. It is manufcatured from the same SiH material as KeraSoft3 and allows control over periphery (allowing reverse geometry) or, in the case of sector management control, the periphery can be steepened and flattened in different sectors on the same lens, to better fit complicated corneas such as PMD (Pellucid Margical Degeneration), advanced keratoconus and post graft/post refractive surgery cases. With these lenses, which are designed to compliment the topography, acuities of 6/4 (20/12) are possible and quite often can improve on those attained by RGP fitting, as generally, with the more extreme corneas, centration and stability can be a problem with RGPs.

For more information on Sector Management Control,and to see Case Studies, download the poster presented at BCLA 2009 in the UK by Lynn White MSc FCOptom.

Poster download

For further information on any of the KeraSoft range of lenses, you can contact Lynn White at kerasoftclinic@ultravision.co.uk